Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-02-11


daily invited to be present.
Its the subject of general re-
mark that j. II. Markey comes
nearer 10 keeping little of every
thing, than any other store in town.
this is very gratifying to him
since his past success is the best
proof of the soundness of his bust
ness methods.
Next year, 1885, will be the first
tripple-iigured year since 1911,
and the last until 1911. AS this
coincidence occurs but twice in a
century, students of the curious
will be sure to find something sig
nifcant in it.
1t is reported that over half
dozen mad dogs have been killed
in the vicinity of Cameron, and
thousands of dollars worth of
stock have been bitten in the
neighborhood OF Chillicothe.
The Louisiana Journal says the
itch" has broken out in the pub
lie school at that place and that
the teachers are very much exer-
cised over il. Nothing strange
about that; people are expected to
exercise when they have Itch
Quincy Journal.
Do not put your name TO any
piece of blank paper or card for
anybody you do not know. fla
person wants your address let him
write it himself. A contract may
thereafter be written above the
name, fit be signature, and 1t
will be good in law.
The flow OF water in the artesian
we'll at Belle Plain, Iowa, is not
yet under control. Lincoln King.
diver Of Marshaltown, To-, de-
cended the well to a depth of 81
feet, but was compelled to come
out on account of the extreme
pressure of the water.
Uncle James," said a city
young lady, who was spending
few days in the country, is that
chicken by the gate Brahmin? 2"
No" replied Uncle James, "he's
| a Leghorn." why, certainly, to
be sure!' said the young lady.
"How stupid Of me. | can see the
horns on his ankles .
The penitentiary officials have
contracted for beef for the present
year at the rate of s2.91l per hun
bred. This is the lowest price
paid for beef in twenty-five years.
Forty thousand dollars worth of
beef is consumed annually at the
pen.
An exchange says that Hanni-
bal woman found a horse shoe on
the street. On retiring that night
she placed the treasure under her
pillow together with her false
teeth. When she arose in the
morning she placed the horse shoe
in her mouth and did not discover
her mistake until she "corkeJ" her
jaw in an encounter with a piece
of beef steak at the breakfast
table.
A man living in Armstrong,
No, died last week and the COM
biLed skill of six physicians could
not tell the ailment. After the
man died post norton examina-
ton was held and twas found that
he had swallowed a raw bean,
which had sprouted, produced in
fammation and caused his death.
Macon Times.
Charles Stouder, constable Tor
Center township, Knox county,
brought Robt. Owsley of Edna
10 this place Wednesday night
and lodged him in jail. Owsley
was arrested and fined for selling
whiskey illegally and Edna being
without jail, he was sent here to
serve out the fine, which he refused
to pay.
It's seemly that we should al
low the faults Of the dead to drop
by silence into forgetfulness, aud
that we should speak lovingly and
truthfullv of their merits; but to
} pronounce panegyrics upon them
that are knowingly undeser-
we'd, merely because they have
passed away from US, is casting {
contempt on truth which will no
be borne with impunity.
Last Friday evening two tramp
called at the house of David Ell.
; IN Polk township, and asked 70
, supper. Mr.. Ely fed them ant
they returned his kindness b.
stealing several shirts from tn
clothes line. Next day they wer
I arrested by Constable Sheeks, il
Beeman's blacksmith shop in thi
: 5 place, where one of them was try
l Ing on pair of shoes which h
had stolen from Doneghy Bros
store. They were taken hefor